“Attitude on Money”

There are three important questions to consider on this topic : 

·         What is your attitude toward money? 

 Stephen W. Gibson in his talk " Attitude on Money " explains the following :

“The first thing we need to understand about money is that is not evil. Money is neither good nor bad. The Love of money or the obsession with accumulating money from others unrighteously, no matter what the method, may be evil, but money in and of itself is neither good nor evil.”

 

THE ATTITUDE WE HAVE AND THE USE WE GIVE TO MONEY ARE WHAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. THEREFORE WE MUST BE WISE IN THE WAYS WE SEE THE MONEY AND THE PLACE IT HAS IN OUR LIFE AND HEARTS.

·         How can your view of money affect the way you live?

“Money has great power. It is the power to feed ourselves and our families, the power to purchase or rent shelter, and to buy transportation. It is the power to purchase medicine for our sick children and the power to go on missions when we are young and power to go on missions when we are old. The power to purchase clothes to keep us warm …Money can make good men better”.

·         What rules are recommended for prospering?

If a person wants to prosper he or she needs to follow these six rules :

 Rule 1. Seek the Lord and have hope in Him

 Rule 2. Keep the commandments that include the temporal ones, tithing, and fast offerings.

 Rule 3. Think about money and plan how you can become self-reliant.

 Rule 4. Take advantage of chances for learning so you will not be ignorant of these matters. Education, as President Hinckley has taught us, is the Key to Opportunity.

 Rule 5. Learn the laws upon which the blessings of wealth are predicated.

Rule 6. Do not send away the naked, the hungry, the thirsty or the sick, or those who are held captive.

"Money often reveals the kind of person we are".